
Zelenskyy-Trump call planned for Friday afternoon: Senior Ukraine official
"It's being prepared for this afternoon, but everything will be clear at the last moment," the source said. The call would follow a conversation between Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin a day earlier.
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